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Vacancies etc. not to invalidate the proceedings of the Commission.—No act or proceedings of the Commission shall be invalid on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in the Commission or any defect in its constitution. PrOteCliOfl 0/ action t(ikefl in good /iith. —No suit, prosecutton or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Commission, Chairperson, or any member or Secretary or any officer or any other emp'oyee of the Commission acting under the direction of the Commission in respect of anything which is done or purported to be done in good faith under this Act. Grants 1w the State Government.—(l) The State Government shall after due appropriation made by the Legislature by law in this behalf, pay to the Commission by way of grants from the Consolidated Fund of the State, such sums of money as it may consider appropriate for being utilized for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Commission may utilize such sums of money as considers appropriate for performing the functions under this Act and such sums of money shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1). Accounts and Audit.—( 1) The Commission shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant record and registers and prepare annual statement of accounts in such form, as may be prescribed. The accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Accountant General and any expenditure incurred in respect of such audit shall be payable by the Commission to the Accountant General. The Accountant General or any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of accounts of the Commission under this Act, shall have the same rights and privileges as the Accountant General generally has in connection with the audit of Government accounts and in particular shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers, otliei documents and papers and to inspect the office of the Commission. The accounts of the Commission, as certified by the Accountant General or any other person appointed by him in this behalf, together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the Government by the Commission and the Government shall cause the report be laid within a period of six months from the date of its receipt before the Legislative Assembly. 23 Annual Report of the Coininission.—( 1) The Commission shall as soon as may be after the end of each financial year, prepare in such form and at such time, khr each financial year as may be prescribed, its annual report giving a lull account of its activities and programs undertaken during it the previous financial year. and submit to the Government. (2) A copy of the report received under sub-section (1) shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly within six months after the same is received by the Government. Poiier 10 make rules.— The Government may by notification in the Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions and if before the expily of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as the case may be: so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. Power to re,noi'e clifiicu/Iic.r__( 1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may by order published in the Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order, shall be made after expirv of a period of two years from the date of comnlenceinent of this Act. (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be afler ii is made. be laid before the Legislative Assembly.